1. On March 7, 1929, the Nebraska Legislature approved a bill establishing the University of Nebraska at Omaha as a comprehensive, four-year institution.
2. In 1934, on March 7th, a blizzard hit Nebraska and several other Midwestern states, leading to widespread power outages and transportation disruptions.
3. March 7, 1885, is the birthdate of Willa Cather, a renowned author who spent much of her childhood in Nebraska and set several of her novels in the state.
4. On March 7, 1867, Nebraska became the 37th state in the United States, after being admitted to the Union by President Andrew Johnson.
5. In 1971, on March 7th, the Nebraska Legislature passed a resolution officially designating Kool-Aid as the state's official soft drink. Kool-Aid was invented in Nebraska in 1927 by Edwin Perkins.